Outreach

Last updated: July 21st, 2026

Here's a catch-all page for the various projects I work on to spread my passion for science. I am a hobby artist and photographer, and like to combine and apply these skills where applicable.

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Connecticut State Museum of Natural History

I work often with the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (CSMNH) on various projects. Click the dropdowns for each event below for more information and pictures on each event; the most recent event is previewed first.

Date
July 18th, 2026
Site Website

At Big Bird Day, I volunteered at the museum's tropical bird display to tell visitors about the vibrant plumage of South American and African birds in the collection, and passed out stickers for a "bird scavenger hunt" to visitors who came to my station to answer questions. Before the event itself, I assisted in identification of specimens. I additionally designed the collector "kiwi" patch!

Photograph of a person standing next to a tropical bird display.
Me at the Tropical Bird Display
A photograph of yellow leather patches with a kiwi bird drawing I made on them.
The kiwi patches I designed

Date
October 29th, 2025
Site Website
In collaboration with the UConn Office of Sustainability and the CSMNH. I helped to design and paint natural history themed props with the CSMNH Student Friends group, and worked as a natural history-themed "scare actor" on the trail.

Date
July 26th, 2025
Site Website
Assisted in setup and answering mammal questions from visitors at Mega Mammal Day, themed after the mammalian megafauna housed in the museum collections. I also designed a sticker and collectible moose "patch" for this year's event.

Date
April 17th, 2025
Site Website

For one amazing afternoon, the UConn Biodiversity Bonanza housed a showcase of natural history collections from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the CSMNH. I assisted in setup, and answered questions about our eggshell and raptor collection in connection to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.

Date
July 27th, 2023 & July 22, 2022
Site Website
Two years in a row, I assisted in setup and volunteering at Parasite Day hosted by the CSMNH and UConn's "Bug Week". I helped answer questions and run activities relating to ectoparasites and tapeworms from visitors of all ages.

Citizen Science

I love community-based science projects, both as a contributor and someone who has managed projects in the past. More to come in this section, but for now, connect with me below on platforms I am active on. I have a passion for local biodiversity, and enjoy photographing local invertebrates, native plants, and birds.

iNaturalist
eBird

Science Art

I draw stickers, posters, logos, comics, etc. for scientific outreach purposes. I have worked with the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, the UConn Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and more. More examples coming soon.

Stickers

I like to design stickers for outreach events.

Kiwi StickerLove Lab StickerCSMNH Owl StickerEEB Frog
Printed Examples
A photograph of a sticker design with a frog in a hat.
UConn EEB Dept Sticker
A photograph of a sticker with baby tree swallows.
Love Lab Sticker
Photograph of 4 stickers depicting birds and ectoparasites.
NPCS 2021 Stickers
Apparel

Better images of the full shirt designs coming soon.

A photograph of a green shirt with animals and plants on it.
UConn EEB Dept Shirt 2026
A photograph of a sticker with bird parasites.
NPCS Shirt 2022

Photography

I love nature photography, and take a lot of pictures of birds and invertebrates; many of these photos I take make it onto my talks and posters. Gallery coming soon. For now, you can find a lot of my photographs on iNaturalist.